Secure the soul : Christian piety and gang prevention in Guatemala

Secure the soul : Christian piety and gang prevention in Guatemala /

"Secure the Soul shuttles between the life of Mateo, a born-again ex-gang member in Guatemala and the gang prevention programs that work so hard to keep him alive. Along the way, this poignantly written ethnography uncovers the Christian underpinnings of Central American security. In the street...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Neill, Kevin Lewis, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Gang prevention > Guatemala > Guatemala.
Church and social problems > Guatemala > Guatemala.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Church and social problems
Gang prevention
Guatemala > Guatemala
anthropology.
born again.
central america.
central american security.
christian piety.
christianity.
church missions.
crime.
criminology.
death squads.
ethnographic research.
ex gang member.
faith based programs.
gang prevention programs.
gang violence.
gangs.
geopolitical.
god and religion.
good christian living.
governmentality.
guatemala.
incarceration.
life and death.
lynch mobs.
overcrowded prisons.
redemption.
regional security.
religion.
religious influences.
secular security projects.
social suffering.
spiritual.
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Table of Contents:
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Forgiveness
  • 1. Insecurities
  • Hamsters
  • 2. Reality
  • Pangs
  • 3. A Calling
  • Service
  • 4. Left Behind
  • Captivity
  • 5. Forsaken
  • Adrift
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix: Notes on Research
  • Notes
  • Reference List
  • Index.

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